Improvement in cotton-bale ties



Cotton-Bale Ties.

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FREDERIC COOK, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN`COTTONBALE TIES.

Specication forming partei' Letters Patent No. 138,483, dated May 6, 1873; application filed. September 3, 1872.

The second part of my invention relates toV the combination of the end flanges D E with a link having seats for the bands at an angle with each other. f

'Reference is made to the accompanying drawing, which shows, at Figure l, the device for the link F and the ends of the bands in dotted lines G H, all in perspective.

Fig. 2 is a section through I J of Fig. l, and shows another way of inserting the fastend of the band G, the end being inserted through the mortise K.I When the band is put on the link, as shown in Fig. l, the mortise K is not used, except to string on the links for shipping.

The object attained in this construction of link is to effectually hold in their places the looped ends ofthe bands after they are hooked onto the link.

In order to get the last-looped end of the band (or the end that is'last looped on the link to form the connection) the link has to be tipped or the band end bent until the loop will pass over the end dan ges D D. Y When the bands assume their usual position on the bale they cannot come off the link, because, to do so, they either have to be again bent out of their position or the link must be again tipped until the flanges D D on the link come into line with the band end in order to pass through the loop.

The links when made with the band-seatsv at an angle with each other, by such angle a shoulder is formed, L L, which receives, together with the end anges D and E, the strain on the edges of the band-iron when the bale is released from pressure.

The object of these improvements is to provide an effective means of holding the bands onto the link having end anges, so that the bands cannot slipoil' the link after being put on. l

The links can be made of rolled-iron plate pressed out in dies, or of cast metal; and the links may have the flange E turned up on one side, as shown on the drawing', or the link may have flanges on both sides (top and bot tom) by turning the iron forming the flan ges reversewise, half the flange turned up on top and half on the bottom, (see D D,) in which case the hook or loop of the band will be held in its seat even more eftectually than by a -flange turned up only on one side ofthe link,

as at E. The flanges D D are made at an angle with the band-seat so as to cause the link to be tipped to get on the last loop of band and the better prevent the band coming off when the bands draw tight.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The cotton-tie link made with the planes of the bandseats at an angle with each other,

having a fold and twist in the middle.

2. The end flanges, made at an angle with the plane of the band-seat, for the purpose shown, and substantially as described.

3. The combination of the angular bandseats with end flanges and looped ends of metallic bands for bales.

FREDERIC COOK.

Witnesses: p

F. B. PARKINSON, SAME. S. CARLISLE. 

